| 2001–02 SIJHL season | |
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| League: | SIJHL |
| Sport: | Ice hockey |
| No Of Games: | 48 |
| No Of Teams: | 7 |
| League Champs: | Dryden Ice Dogs |
| Second Place: | Fort Frances Borderland Thunder |
| Nextseason Link: | 2002–03 SIJHL season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2002–03 |
The 2001–02 SIJHL season was the inaugural season of the Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL). During the first regular season, the five franchise teams each played 48 games, while two associate teams each played 24 games. In the post-season, the third-place Dryden Ice Dogs swept the first-place Fort Frances Borderland Thunder in four games to win the league championship Bill Salonen Cup.[1]
The five franchise teams each played 48 regular season games, while the two associate teams each played 24 games.[2]
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| SIJHL playoffs | |
| Year: | 2002 |
| Other Titles: | Bill Salonen Cup |
| Num Teams: | 4 |
| Winners: | Dryden Ice Dogs |
| Second: | Fort Frances Borderland Thunder |
| Semifinal1: | Thunder Bay Bulldogs |
| Semifinal2: | Feathermen Hawks |
| Games: | 15 |
| Goals: | 61 |
The third-place Dryden Ice Dogs swept the first-place Fort Frances Borderland Thunder in four games to win the inaugural league championship Bill Salonen Cup.[3]
The championship Dryden Ice Dogs went on to compete for the Dudley Hewitt Cup and lost to the Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL).[4]